Evidence of thermal and aerosol effects on the cloud-to-ground lightning density and polarity over large urban areas of Southeastern Brazil

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2003, Pages

  Naccarato, K P ^a   Pinto Jr , O ^a   Pinto, I R C A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; THERMAL EFFECTS; LIGHTNING;

SUMMER SEASONS; AEROSOL EFFECT; CLOUD-TO-GROUND FLASH; CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING; LIGHTNING DETECTION; LINEAR CORRELATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL;

CLOUDS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; HEAT ISLAND; URBAN AREA;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO;

EID: 0141737846     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017496     Document Type: Article

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